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Standards for Veterinary Forensic Pathology


This standard defines services rendered by a veterinarian acting in a forensic capacity and performing veterinary forensic postmortem examinations. The standard establishes minimum practices and procedural requirements for receipt of the body, external and internal examinations, identification and documentation, and sets ancillary testing and diagnostic support requirements. The standard also serves as a reference for legal or law enforcement professionals. 

Standards for the Live Animal Exam

Standard for Live Animal Exam
This document provides minimum requirements for the forensic veterinary examination of a live animal and the collection of physical evidence. This includes the physical examination, diagnostic testing, documentation, and evidence handling specific to the examination of live animals encountered in potential civil or criminal forensic cases involving animals. 

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